Boyfriend booked for abetment of 17-yr-old's suicide

NAGPUR: Based on the dying declaration by a 17-year-old girl who set herself ablaze a week ago, Sakkardara police have registered a case of abetment to commit suicide against her boyfriend, who allegedly cast aspersions on her character.

Mona Khan had set herself ablaze at her Sartaj Colony residence in Shatshah Square near Bada Tajbagh on November 12. She was rushed to Government Medical College and Hospital, where she succumbed to injuries after seven days of treatment on Monday morning.

In her dying declaration taken down by a magistrate, Mona said that for the past two years she had been having a love affair with Zakir Chota Saheb, a resident of Gandhibagh. She said Zakir would doubt her character and accuse her of cheating on him. Zakir would not only harass her but had also threatened her with dire consequences if she didn't commit suicide, she said.

Police said that Zakir had threatened that he would set her afire to kill her. Hence, in depression and fear, Mona poured kerosene on herself and set it ablaze while she was alone at home.